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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Senators ask Obama to protect river

Senators ask Obama to protect river

A group of U.S. senators will ask President Barack Obama for an emergency declaration in an effort to keep barges moving on the drought-riddled Mississippi River, a spokesman for Sen. Claire McCaskill told The Associated Press Tuesday.

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DNR sued over White Bear Lake water levels

DNR sued over White Bear Lake water levels

The White Bear Lake Restoration Association is suing the DNR over lake levels, saying that nearby cities were allowed to pump too much water from the aquifer underlying the lake.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Enviro officials hear from SE Minn. residents

Enviro officials hear from SE Minn. residents

Residents from across southeastern Minnesota packed a meeting room in Rochester Tuesday to tell state commissioners their priorities for the state's air, water, land and energy resources.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Minn. launches forums to create environmental blueprint

Forums to guide the Dayton administration's task of creating a 'blueprint' for Minnesota's environmental future start today in Rochester. It's the first of six across the state.
by Tom Weber

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Minneapolis seeks input on climate change plan

Minneapolis city officials are looking for public input on a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Photos: A look at north country trappers

Photos: A look at north country trappers

In north-central Minnesota over the weekend, 16-year-old Koltin Wagner was among nearly 800 Minnesota trappers who are the first to legally trap wolves since the early 1970s. Wagner learned a few tricks from his neighbor, 66-year-old Joe Edminster.

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Trappers take turn in 2nd part of wolf season

Trappers take turn in 2nd part of wolf season

Minnesota hunters and trappers killed 17 wolves over the weekend, which marked the start of the second half of the state's first managed wolf season.
by Tom Robertson

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Minn. forums on environment begin Tuesday

A series of Citizens Forums kicks off this week to give Minnesotans a chance to weigh in on their priorities and visions for the environment.

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MPCA panel to consider research on sulfate

The Citizens Board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will get an update Tuesday on research under way to determine if the state should change its standard for sulfate in wild rice waters.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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